Customer Reviews

The Teen's Musical Theatre Collection: Young Men's Edition

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I think this is a good book for learning musical theatre and voice, especially for teens and kids. However, I agree with a review below me; there are many songs in here that are overdone, and this is definitely a popular book. I always see people with this same book at auditions I go on, and (in my experience) everyone tends to do the same songs: Wouldn't it Be Loverly, I Could Have Danced All Night, On My Own, and Unexpected Song, to name a few. However, there are a few gems that people don't do as often: The Simple Joys of Maidenhood, It's a Most Unusual Day, God Help the Outcasts, etc. Even those, however, can be done over and over. This is great for the young, amateur performer, it offers good, age-appropriate songs that can really be helpful. The songs are mostly all in the mezzo range, very few go above an F on the staff or below middle C, and for the most part fall between a middle C and a D on the staff. An alternative to this book (if it doesn't sound like something you'd like) would be one of the Singer's Musical Theatre Anthologies, also in the Hal Leonard collection. They have three different (and are coming out with a fourth) volumes for each voice type, soprano, mezzo/alto, mezzo/alto belter, tenor, baritone/bass (I'm not positive those are all of them). There are more songs in them (I think there's forty-something in the first soprano volume) and have more obscure songs, much better for using on auditions.

I am a voice teacher and I have used this book (and the young men's edition) extensively. The CD accompaniments are very well done and extremely helpful. My only criticism is that some of the songs have written repeats (e.g. "In My Own Little Corner"), but the recorded accompaniment only plays one verse and then goes directly to the second ending. Also, some songs (e.g. "Simple Joys of Maidenhood") appear in a different key than the original broadway score.

I do singing lessons and my teacher recommended this book. I got it and it has been great. There are great songs for the preteen/teen girl. The songs include some well-known Disney songs such as: Part of Your World, Beauty and the Beast, and Feed the Birds, and songs from classic plays and their movie versions, like Memory, Think of Me, My Favorite Things, The Simple Joys of Maidenhood, I Could Have Danced All Night, and On My Own. I seriously recommend this book if you do piano or singing lessons, or want to. Great songs from great plays and movies. Buy it.

I'm a beginner musical theatre actress and I found that many girls at the auditions were singing the same songs from this book. It was aggravating because nothing in here was original and i had to find that out the hard way. If your looking for popular music to sing for fun or for a performance, this is perfect. If your using is as an audition song resource, look else where, everything in here is VERY overdone.

I audition for musical theatre a lot. This book let me practice without an accompianist. I also had a different song for every audition. It has great songs. There were tons of great songs for sopranos and a few for altos. This is a great investment for musical theatre performers.

ordered this book thinking I was also ordering the CD at the same time. Not so. Look carefully to make sure its included. I could have bought the same item across town and saved myself time and frustration. Love the book. Just disappointed with the miss-selection.

I bought this book for my 12 yr old daughter. She was audtitioning for the community theater and needed to prepare 16 measures of a song. The best part about the book for her was the cd. It has just the piano playing the songs. We don't own a piano so it enabled her to practice singing with the piano and she knew what it would sound like. It has lots of classic songs that you know. I definiitely reccommend it for beginners!

My 13-year-old is taking group voice lessons. Last year, we just had to go with the book the teacher chose. She just didn't connect with any of the songs in it. This year, we shopped for our own and bought on Amazon because the price was so much more reasonable than from the publisher's website. This book had many songs that she really enjoys! We love the accompanyment CD and often keep it in the car so she can gain additional practice, especially while we're traveling to/from her lessons. For recital, she sang both "God Help the Outcasts," which brought serious tears to her daddy's eyes and "Think of Me." The arrangements are slightly different from the movie versions, but still very nice. If you're not sure which book to get, I recommend checking at the Hal Leonard website for additonal details but then come back here to order for the great price and service! Just make sure that you compare the identical book and read carefully for such items as the accompanyment CD, as they have many similarly-named choices.
My daughter now wants me to get the book of solos from the musical "Wicked!" In this family, we love 'defying gravity.'
Have a great day!
Lark

Book is one I use with music students and have for years but this was absolutely the best bang for the buck. Pages all intact, cover still clean and attractive and price was 80% off retail which helps me be able to offer more music to students without money constraints.
thank you!

This has some great songs, especially for a beginner or high school student. I am a voice teacher and use the accomaniment cd which is also very well done.